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Felix loves to take the bathmat from the bathroom or eat the toilet paper 😅 for now, since he's still a baby, I've mostly just kept him from having access to them, as his impulse control is still relatively nil. However, I have instilled a good "leave it" type command albeit, temporarily. So, for example, if I accidentally leave the bathroom door open, I'll use his leave it and he'll stop what he's doing. I expect with more practice and with age he'll start to understand to just leave those things be.

With Patriot, I would keep him away from the pillows for now until he has a solid leave it

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Yeah he’s gotten a whole lot better. I think it is mainly because he gets bored when I do school. We have a 9 year old daschund beagle mix but he just likes to lay around. Patriot is only 10 months so he’s still learning what he can and can’t have. He has plenty of toys but the only thing is he only plays with them if you tell him to fetch it something
I am having a real hard time finding things he likes toy wise.

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Yeah he’s gotten a whole lot better. I think it is mainly because he gets bored when I do school. We have a 9 year old daschund beagle mix but he just likes to lay around. Patriot is only 10 months so he’s still learning what he can and can’t have. He has plenty of toys but the only thing is he only plays with them if you tell him to fetch it something
I am having a real hard time finding things he likes toy wise.

Felix is 9 months and we’ve been working on the same! We use rolled cow cheeks for chews. But I’ve been trying to get him out in the evenings for exercise. It’s too hot now during the day.
For now, I would just Try to keep Patriot from the pillows and work on a solid leave it is he crate trained? You could try crating him with a peanut butter kong while you’re doing school work

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I have tried the peanut butter kong but he doesn’t seem to like the peanut butter he likes fruit though! He is crate trained as well @Dunmar he has had 2 courses in basic obedience the first was learning the second was affirming your commands. He has also had an advanced obedience course for like 2 or 3 weeks until corona happened but I have been working with him on things at my house. After quarantine drops then I am gonna get him AKC good citizen tested we have been working in those. But I’ll probably ask my mentor what she thinks first. I have tried telling him no I have tried give him a myriad of toys. He just doesn’t seem interested. I have put the pillows up but he’s pretty big and stockily built. And somehow he still gets to them. He will wonder around so I dont always have an eye on him when I am doing school. Should I put him in his crate until I am done and can pay him attention. I don’t know it just seems maybe a little selfish to leave him in there for hours.

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Some dogs just LOVE pulling stuffing and filling out of toys and things like pillows if they get their mouths on them. My sisters dog is destructive with toys and will rip the stuffing out of every single toy she gets.

They actually make toys for dogs who like that. It’s usually several smaller toys stuffed into a bigger toy, so they can pull the smaller ones out without ruining anything. Something like this may be fun for him to:Frisco Hide and Seek Plush Volcano Puzzle Dog Toy - Chewy.com
You could redirect him with a toy like that instead of tearing up pillows.

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Teach him "leave it". Once that his solid, you can have sessions where you work on having him "leave" the pillows. Also teach him to bring things to you that he shouldn't have. Make it a really positive thing to bring the pillow to you rather than chew it up.

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